Antananarivo eSIM
In Antananarivo you connect to Telma or Orange, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 22 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Telma and Orange
- Real speed in Madagascar
- 22 Mbps median, 5 Mbps for the slowest tenth64 travellers across Madagascar, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Antananarivo
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $20.89 | $20.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $15.63 | $46.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $14.58 | $72.89 |
How Madagascar compares across Africa
- Speed rank
- 19 of 20 destinations we sell in Africa
- Regional median
- 29.5 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 23 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Telma, Orange
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Zambia, 24 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Ethiopia, 21 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Antananarivo
- tenth percentile
- 5 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 64 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Ivato International Airport (TNR)
- Airport
- TNR / FMMI
- Distance
- 16 km from the centre of Antananarivo
- SIM on arrival
- SIM counters or vending in the terminalMobile operator kiosks (including Telma, Orange and Airtel) sit in the arrivals hall; a passport is required to register a SIM.
Getting into Antananarivo
- Road transfer from Ivato to central Antananarivo (TNR), about 45 minutes
Worth knowing about Antananarivo
- Ivato has separate domestic and international terminals, with the international terminal rebuilt and opened in December 2021.
- There is no rail or metro link from the airport; the 16 km road trip into Antananarivo commonly takes 30 to 60 minutes depending on traffic.
- Buying a local SIM at Ivato requires presenting a passport for registration, and the counters open around flight arrival times rather than continuously.